POOR James Vaughan. Once again he finds himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as his injury-jinx strikes for the umpteenth time.

If ever a boy deserved a change of fortune then it is James, who has shown so much promise in the games that he has played but, for some reason, he just can’t stay fit and it is a major concern for all.

David Moyes had the right idea to send him out on loan, as he needed regular football and I know for a fact that there were a number of clubs, other than Derby County, who wanted to sign him.

Everything seemed to be going according to plan but, unfortunately, another operation has been required to correct another cartilage problem and you have to wonder how many times this can keep happening to him.

If there is one ‘bonus’, it is the fact that this is a completely different injury and not a recurrence, which would have been much more serious. But the bottom line is that this is another operation. How many more can he afford?